CVE-2018-8425

Microsoft Edge Spoofing Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8425 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by KB4457131, released September 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
5.3
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0349
89th percentile

<p>A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly handles specific HTML content. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user into believing that the user was on a legitimate website. The specially crafted website could either spoof content or serve as a pivot to chain an attack with other vulnerabilities in web services.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, the user must either browse to a malicious website or be redirected to it. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could send an email message in an attempt to convince the user to click a link to a malicious site.</p> <p>In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to appear as a legitimate website to the user. However, the attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the specially crafted website. The attacker would have to convince the user to visit the specially crafted website, typically by way of enticement in an email or instant message.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Edge handles specific HTML content.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 14393.2485 KB4457131 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 14393.2485 KB4457131 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 15063.1324 KB4457138 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 15063.1324 KB4457138 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 16299.665 KB4457142 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.665 KB4457142 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 17134.285 KB4457128 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 17134.285 KB4457128 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17976 KB4457132 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17976 KB4457132 Sep 11, 2018
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2016 14393.2485 KB4457131 Sep 11, 2018